Ryu Ga Gotoku 5 is the 12th best selling game in Japan in 2012!

Selling 518,224 by the end of last year. Not too bad for the 6th entry in a niche franchise.

  1. DS – Pokémon BW2 – 2,919,977
  2. 3DS – Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 1,969,955
  3. 3DS – New Super Mario Bros 2 – 1,743,791
  4. 3DS – Dragon Quest Monsters – 919,870
  5. PS3 – Resident Evil 6 – 833,012
  6. PS3 – One Piece Musou – 828,150
  7. 3DS – Mario Kart 7 – 748,797
  8. 3DS – Super Mario 3D Land – 689,374
  9. Wii – Mario Party 9 – 641,348
  10. Wii – Dragon Quest X Online – 609,783
  11. 3DS – Monster Hunter 3G – 602,058
  12. PS3 – Yakuza 5 – 518,224
  13. PS3 – Dragon’s Dogma – 467,375
  14. 3DS – Fire Emblem Kakusei – 455,268
  15. PS3 – Tales of Xillia 2 – 428,913
  16. 3DS – Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 402,133
  17. PS3 – Winning Eleven 2013 – 399,340
  18. 3DS – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity – 373,699
  19. Wii U – New Super Mario Brothers U – 369,392
  20. Wii – Wii Sports Resort – 358,627 (1,161,600)
  21. PSP – Super Robot Wars ZII – 344,018
  22. DS – Pokémon Conquest – 341,250
  23. 3DS – Taiko no Tatsujin Chibi Dragon – 340,533
  24. PS3 – Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City – 338,889
  25. 3DS – Kingdom Hearts 3D – 338,812
  26. 3DS – Tousouchu Shijou Saikyou no Hunter – 337,472
  27. Wii – Taiko no Tatsujin Wii – 321,959
  28. 3DS – Kid Icarus: Uprising – 316,133
  29. 3DS – Inazuma Eleven GO 2 – 314,016
  30. 3DS – Resident Evil: Revelations – 296,040